Lady Braves smash Concrete in hoops matchup

Concrete took a novel approach to slow down La Conner’s vaunted transition game during NW2B girls’ hoop action at Landy James Gym Saturday night.

The visitors kept two players at the defensive end of the floor, only bringing three potential scorers across midcourt to run their offensive sets.

The ploy did little to change the game’s anticipated storyline.

Far from it, actually. Even with two full-time defenders Concrete saw La Conner blister the nets at a 58 percent (45 of 77) clip. The victors converted nine of 23 attempts beyond the trey arc and were 36 of 54 on two-point shots.

As a result,...